Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 4, 1916, Page 1

PART ONE NEWS SECTION . Pages 1 to 10 VOL. XLVI—NO. 120. SWEDISH LETTER AT ELEVENTH HOUR 1S CALLED A FRAUD Missivé Sent Broadcast Over Nebraska Purporting ' to Come From American In-* dependence COonference Without Authority. ' SWEDISH OITIZENS PROTEST Denials Pour in From Them From Over State of Nebraska, ALL SUPPORTING KENNEDY Branded by those . whose names have been attached without authority as an eleventh hour fraud, a letter written in Swedish directed against the candidacy of John L. Kennedy for United States senator, is being sefit out to the votersofNebrask of Swedish origin by “the American Independ- ence conference,” a Chicago and New York organization. The letter is literally translated begin “Honored Countryman: Now in the eleventh hour of this heated presidential cam- paign we desire to write you.” It then goes on to urge the Swedish voter to work for the election of Gil- bert M. Hitchcock. The letter is signed by the American Independence conference, and is endorsed by Johannes Hoving of New York City. On the letter head is the statement that among the Swedes who belong to the association may be mentioned Dr. Johannes Hovink, New York; Rev. C. A. Lonnquist, Axtell; Rev. Olof Lind, Holdrege; Rev. Joel Olsenius, Holdrege; Rev. Gunnar Forsberg, Swedeburg, and Oscar Kin- man of Keone, Neb. Have no Knowledge of It. All of the Nebraska ministers whoge names appear on the letter when called by telephone have stated that they know nothing of the conference, that they had never been consulted about the use of their names on the letter head, and positively “were not members of the organization nor in any manner connected with it. Information from Chicago obtained last night disclosed that the Ameri- can Independence conference is an organization entirely foreign to Ne- braska, and not made up of a Swedish rship, Who Are Backing It? | The officers of the so-called organi- zation, supposed to be aiding demo- crats in other states, as well as here, are said to be Carl Smith, ):re‘nir]ent, and William R. McDonald of Chicago, secretary, - The letter was known not to be from a Swedish source, from the fact that it was written in the Swed- ish language. All afternoon yesterday voters of Swedish origin were calling at the offices of John L. Kenned here, incensed at the attempt to reacl the Swedish vote-by such a move. The swedish voters of Nebraska read and write the English language and také a special pride in the fact of their absolute loyalty to America, and their freedom from prejudice because of the conditions brought on by the Euro- pean war, and they are . especially proud of the understanding which they have of American ways and American customs. Holdrege Pastor Denies. When his attention was called to the fact ‘that his name was used on the letter Rev. Joel Olsenius, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran .churchy at Holdrege, stated: “I have nothing to do with this conference, and the con- ference is entirely unknown to me. It-is only a political trick intended . to give the appearance of support from the churches. The statement’ that I belong to this society ‘is a lie, 1 am honest, and fair and won’t stand for it. I am for John L. Kennedy for United States senator.” False, Says Wahoo Educator. Rev. A. T. Seashore, head of the Wahoo college, at Wahoo, Neb., whose name also appears on the let- terhead, stated to Rev. A. T. Lorimer, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church of Omaha, over the long distance tele- phone yesterday afternoon, that he is not a member of the American Inde- pendence conference, and that he had never heard of the conference, nor au- (Continued on Page Six, Column One.) The Weather For- Nebraska—Fair. Temperatures at o Omaha Yesterday. Hou SRR E R LT B Comparativo Highest yesterday. Lowest yesterday Mean temperature, Precipitation .. Temperature from the normal: Normal temperature Excess for the day. Total exces since M Normal - precipitation Deficiency for the day. Total rainfall since March, Deficiency since March Deficiency for cor. perfod, 191 inches Deficiency for ocr. period, 191 inches Reports from Stations at 7. p. m. Station and State Temp. High- Rain- of Weather, tall, Cheyenne, part cloud. L0 46 .00 00 .00 d precipitation departures .05 fnch .05 Inch 16.34 Inches 10 inches Davenport, cloudy 60 62 4.00 Denver, cloud 62 ] .0 " ~00 ki ~00 78 ~00 i3 200 [ ~00 Sloux Falls, clear. [ .00 Valentine, clear .. 1 00 L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist, OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1916—TWENTY PAGES. Hughes Wave in East as Seen by Omaha Man New York City, Nov. 1.—To the Editor of The Bee: Having been in the east for over two weeks and having been brought in touch with the business men to a great extent, my opinion has changed from doubt to absolute certainty on the election of Mr. Hughes as the next president. I have been much impressed with organizations of man- ufacturers, wholesalers, jobbers and retailers of all lines, Eerfected for the furtherance of Mr. Hughes’ candidacy. very few blocks there are large, woven banners— “Uptown Retailers’ Hughes and Fairbanks Club.” “Wholesale Jewelers’ Club—We Are for Hughes!” “Dry Goods Association—For Hughes and U. S. A.” Milliners, department stores, druggists and every line of business is organized. In every retail and wholesale com- munity you will find a dozen such clubs, each having a large . hall, distributing literature, conducting meetipgs and sending literature to all of their customers. As one firm told me, it was worth their thousand-dollar gift to insure Mr. Hughes’ election for the sake of protection to American industry and business after the war. While . they are enjoying the temporary prosperity under the touch “of the hypodermic needle, yet every man of business I have talked with is looking at the tomorrow, and Hughes as the deliverer. The cry of “kept us out of war' is laughed at here. They feel as though Mr. Wilson, by his befuddling, has come closer to getting us embroiled than a real man could possibly have done. His continuance in power is looked upon as a sure means of eventually getting us there. The “Adamson law” is acting as a “boomerang,” labor just waking up to the fact they were double-crossed. .. Saturday pight there is to be an old-fashioned torch- light procession of thousands of men, whose business is man- ufacturing, advocating Mr. Hughes. The jewelers originated the idea and have been most heartily joined by other lineg. Caps of the days of Washington are being made for the marchers ; flags and paper swords are being manufactured for this giant spectacle. I am to have the pleasure and priv- ilege of _marching side by side with the largest manufactur- ing institution in our line of business. The presidents and heads of concerns are leading their organizations. The pendulum is swinging so strong for Hughes it will soon be making a complete arc. A peculiar thing is that there are no Wilson street banners, except opposite the dem ocratic headquarters or their subsidiary offices. . . This is the unbiased opinion I have gained from observa- tion and talks with business men. I wish the people of our Nebr.aska country could see and realize how determined the east is for a real man and statesman to be our next president. Ryan Jewelry Company of Omaha. HARRY E. RYAN. ENDBAYORERS HOLD THE REGORD MEET Time Taken Up With Addresses and Reports of Work Done During the Last Year. BIG OARD FOR = TODAY William R. Hall, Philadelphia, made ‘an inspiring address before the state convention of the Christian En- deavor societies yesterday. The audi- ence in the evening filled the Bran- deis theater and the convention is al- ready written down as the biggest held in the society’s’ thirty years of history in this state, . “The successful . Endeavor society,” said Mr. Hall, “must, have a pro- gram’ and orfanization. The captain of a foot ball team has his program for his_men and they have to follow it out if they expect to win.” They must practice,” they must learn the signals, they must ‘cut out’ pie and smoking. e “The successful Christian Endeavor society must have a program of prayer, of practice, of Bible reading and so on. It must hae organization and this' must be suited to its needs. A base ball team doesn’t need twenty men; it needs just nine men and ad- ditional first basemen or catchers or pitchers on the diamond would only be in the way. “I once met a young man who in- formed me that his society’s organiza- tion didn’t seem to work right. He said they had thirty-fiye members and seventeen committees! Another Requirement. “A _third. requirement for a good society is prayerful leadership, and the fourth-is loyalty. Your members must be loyal toChrist first and to the society and to the church.” Hugo Didricksen sang the “Fear Not, Ye, O, Israel.” Bishop William R. Bell, Los An- geles, delivered an address on the “Peace Union Goal.” The societies in this state are seeking 10,000 new members of the “Peace Union” in twa years. This the Big Day. Today will be a big day. Sessions will be held in the Brandeis theater this morning, afternoon and night. Eléction of officers, choosing of the next meeting place occur this morn- in| solo, g. ‘ This afternoon at 3:30 o'clock a sightseeing tour in more than 100 . | automobiles will be made and at 6 o'clock there will be the annual ban- quet, Daniel A. Poling being toast- master. At this evenjng’s meeting the Oma- ha Christian Endeavor Union chorus will sing and there are a number of solo. numbers included in the pro- gram. Big Gains Reported. Great strides forward have been made by the Nebraska Christian En- deavorers, as was shown in reports made at the Friday morning session. At the biennial national convention in Chicago last year certain “goals” were set for the Endeavorers of each state. The Nebraskans have already exceeded some of these goals, though less than half the time has expired. Nebraska was to gain 100 new so- cieties in two years. Nebraska has already gained 162 new societies. The state was to gain 500 new “quiet hour” comrades. It has al- ready gained 711. It was to gain 200 new “Tenth legion” members in the two years and has already 157 of them. Members of the “Tenth le- | gion” systematically give at least one- tenth of their gross incomes to re- | ligious purposes. All these facts were brought out in the report of the state secretary, Addie Wagey of Cambridge. President H. H. Price, in his an- (Continued on Page Six, Column Two.) GERMANS YIELD GROUND ON SOMME London and Berlin Tell of Losses of 'lferritory by Teuton Forces. FRENCH IN FORT VAUX London, Nov. 3.—The British troops captured a German trench east of Gueuedecourt on the Somme front last night and raided German trenches near Arras, says the British war office. Lose to French, Berlin, Nov. 3.—(By Wireless to Sayville.)—Portions of Sailly-Saillisel on the Somme front which were taken by the Germans were again lost to the French yesterday, the war office an- nounced today. Attempts of the allies to advance east of Gueudecourt and against the northern part of St. Pierre Vaast wood resulted in failure. “Fighting activity was generally within moderate limits. Isolated sec- tions in the Somme district were un- der strong artillery fire. “Hostile advances east of Gueude- court and against the northern part of St. Pierre Vaast wood failed. “Towards evening the French fire against Fort Vaux decreased.” " French Reoccupy Fort Vaux. Paris, Nov. 3.—The French occu- pied Fort Vaux last evening after waiting for the cessation of great ex- plosions inside the fort, the war office reported today. The fort, evacuated by the Germans yesterday, passed again into the possession of the French without loss to them. p The Germans gave up the fort, the statement says, as a result of the vio- lent French bombardment and the gradual closing in of French troops. The re-entrance of the French into this position was not contested. The ring of Verdun forts is now re-estab- lished ande is held firmly by the French. The announcement follows: “South of the Somme the artillery fighting was fairly lively in the sec- tors-of Lihons and Chilly. A surprise attack was carried out by us against German trenches west of Laucourt. “On the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) the night was rela- tively calm. Yesterday the enemy, ow- ing to the violence of our bombard- ment, which had continued several days, evacuated Fort Vaux during the afternoon without waiting for an at- tack by our infantry, whose pressure was becoming closer and closer. “Very heavy explosions were heard in the fort. During the night our in- fantry, which had gorfe up quite close te the fort, occupied this very impor- tant work without any loss. The belt of interior forts of Vérdun is now re- established in its entirety and is held firmly by our troops.” Norris Brown Stirs Platte Republicans Columbus, Neb.,, Nov. 4.—(Special Telegram.)—Successful in every re- spect was the republican meeting ad- dressed by ex-Senator Norris Brown in Orghcus hall here last night. Sep- ator Brown kept the alidience which filled the hall in an enthusiastic mood for two hours while he told why Platte county and the natien should vote for Hughes and defeat Wilson, Judging from the applause Platte county is going to do its share, He showed where under the Under- wood tariff the farmer and cattleman in this great agricultural cquntry were being dealt body blows by the im- portation of foreign cattle and grain, up until the war, and cited quotations from the World-Herald as proof, The Hughes-Fairbanks club held another meeting in headquarters to- night. T.RSKYSWILSON COVERS NATION'S FAGE WITH SHAME Roosevelt Asserts President Makes Adroit and Sinister Appeal to Weak and Unworthy. DAZZLES EYES OF OTHERS Times Need a Washington or Lincoln, But Have Only a Buchanan, UTTERED SORDID UNTRUTH New York, Nov. J3~—Theodore Roosevelt criticised President Wilson in emphatic words this evening in an address at Cooper Union, which he delivered at the request of a cam- paign organization of business men who oppose the re-election of Mr. Wilson, Taking as his subject, “Our Nation’s Crisis,” Colonel Roosevelt said that a world cataclysm has over- whelmed ciyilization and that the “times have needed a Washington or a Lincoln, but unfortunately we have been granted only another g’uchanm." “I have been assailed,” said the speaker, “because I have criticised Mr. Wilson. I have not said one thing of him that was not absolutely truth- ful, T have criticised him because I believe he has dragged in the dust what was most sacred in our past and has jeoyardized the most vital hopes of our future. Appeals to Unworthy. “I criticise him now because he has adroitly and cleverly and with sinister ability appealed to all that is weakest and most unworthy in the American character, and also because he has sought to lead many men and women, who are neither weak nor un- worthy, but who have been misled by a shadow dance with words. He has kept the eyes of the people dazzled so they know not whgt 1s real and what is false. In the face of the world he has covered this nation’s face with shame as with a garment. “I hardly know whether to feel the most burning indignation that those speeches of his wherein he expresses lofty sentiment which his deeds belie, or at those other speeches wherein he displays a frank cynicism of belief in and appeal to what is basest in the human_heart. In a recent speech at Lon& Branch he said, as reported in the daily press;that ‘you.capmbt wor- ship God.on an empty stomach and you cannot*e-a patriot whén you are starving,’ - Calls It Sordid ‘Untruth. “No ‘more- sordid: ungruth ever was uttered. Such'a ‘'senfesice could be ut- tered only by a president who cares nothing for the nation’s soul and who believes that the nation itself puts its belly above its sous I call the at- tention of these apostles of the full belly, of these men who jeer at the nation’s soul; I call the attention of Mr. Wilson and his secretary of war and secretary of the navy to what Washington said of his own soldiers in a letter to congress.” Colonel Roosevelt then read the statement from Washington's letter on the army's suffering as, without sufficient clothes or blankets or shoes, the men marched with bleeding feet | through snow; submitting without a murmur. Show Wilson’s Character. “This is what Washington said,” commented Colonel Roosevelt. “Does Mr, Wilson think that these men of Valley Forge were not patriots be- cause they were starving? Mr. Baker and Mr. Daniels have done evil to this country only because they stood where their master Mr. Wilson placed them, I call your attention to their statements not only because they are foul slanders on everything that is ood in human nature, and on every imerican worth calling an American, but because they show the character of Mr. Wilson.” : Colonel Roosevelt earlier in his ad- dress said that the appeal had been made for Mr. Wilson that “we should | not change horses in crossing a stream.” On this he commented as follows: “The worth of such an appeal is obvious when the horse, whenever he comes to-a stream, first pretends he is going to jump it, then refuses to enter it, and when he has reached the middle alternately moves feebly for- ward and feebly back and occasionally lies down. Swapping Horses in 1860, “We had just entered the greatest crisis in our history when we ‘swap- ped horses’ by e: Kanging Buchanan for Lincoln and )i‘fwe had not made the exchange we would not have! crossed the stream at all. The failure now to change Mr. Wilson for Mr. }Iug'hcs would be almost as damag- ing. L After agserting that Washington and Lincoln stood for a full union of the people and for full employment of the nation’s strength to fheet all needs, Colonel Roosevelt said that this country now should in facing prob- lems new in kind and degree be (Continued on Page Bix, Column Four.) New York, Nov. 3.—Theodore words: “Mr. Wilson now dwells at Shadow Lawn, There should be shadows enough at Shadow Lawn; the shadows of men, women and children who have risen from the ooze of the ocean bottom and from graves in for- eign lands; the shadows of the helpless whom Mr. Wilson did not dare rotect lest he might have to face danger; the shadows of babies gasp- ing pitifully, as they sank under the raged an dslain by bandits; the sha troopers who lay in the Mexican desert, black blood crusted around their mouths and their dim eyes looking had sent them to do a task and had then shamefully abandoned them to foes who knew no mercy. Those are the shadows proper for Shadow Lawn; the shadows of deeds never that were followed by no action; the Roosevelt Pictures the Shadows That Are Brooding Over Shadow Laun dress denouncing President Wilson’s foreign policies, closed with these 'fi;ozicpx}\ (PROSPER\TY T b.‘»'l"ufl" I ) 7. CARLSTROM FINISHES FLIGHT T0 NEW YORK Aviator Who Started from Ohi- cago Thursday Lands at Governor's Island. CARRIES A BAG OF MAIL New York, Nov. 3.—Victor Carl- strom, who left Chicago yesterday for New York in a New York Times mail caerying airplane, descended an Gov- ernor's Island today, ending his flight at 8:55% a..m. His journey was interrupted yesterday by stops at Erie, Pa,, and Hammondsport, N. Y. The flight from Hammondsport, where the aviator resumed his trip at 6:35 a. m. today, was without incident, Carlstrom flying at a height of 2,000 feet, aided by a good wind. A letter from Mayor Thompson of Chicago, addressed to President Wil- son, was placed in the hands of a spe- cial messenger, who started at once for Lorg Branch, N. J. A representa- tive of the New York postoffice met Carlstrom at Governor's Island and received the bag of mail brought by air post. The aviator was greeted upon his descent by Major General Leonard Wood, United States army, and Au- gustus Post and Alan R. Hawlcy of the Aero Club of America. Victor Carlstrom, flying in the New York Times' mail-carrying aeroplane, failed yesterday in his attempt to fly from Chicago to New York without a stop, but broke the American cross-country non-stop record when he flew from Chicago to Erie, Pa, a distance of 480 miles in 4.1?%, Carlstrom also ! broke the speed record for distance flying, his average time being about 112 miles an hour. £ A defective joint in the gasoline feed connection forced the aviator to descend at Erie for repairs and a fresh supply. After resuming flight, he found it impossible to reach New York before night and came down at Hammondsport,, this adding 155 miles to his day's flight, making a total of 635 miles. Back to 0ld Faithful = A DAILY BEE PEACE N HUGHES DISCUSSES TARIFF AT HUDSON Republican Nominee Asks About Democratic Promises to Reduce Cost of Living. ROSY PROMISES NOT KEPT his Hudson, N. Y, Nov. 3—In speech here today Charles E. Hughes made the tariff his chief theme and assailed the demogratic high cost of living, / “I'think they wete just as eloquent in' promises four years ago as the; are today,” Mr. Hughes said. “As look back to the statements that were made at that time I cannot see how any one could have said anything more eloquently, more persuasively than was said at that time with respect to what' was going to be done f American labor and American bu ness. You would have thought at that time that the sun of promise had just begun to shine upon a benighted world and that they were going to have an entirely 'new condition in which labor would profit to the ut- most and American business would get an extraordinary incentive. Cost of Living Mounting, “They told us, for example, that there was the high cost of living, Well, we all know that we had very intimate knowledge of that fact, but what was'still more to the point, they told us that they were going to re- duce it and that if we would only put them in power they would show us how the high cost of living was going to come down, Well, through a division in our ranks, which I am glad to say has been happily healed, they had a chance to show what they could do with this high cost of living. “That robust companion, however, has become more and more- robust and seems to thrive on a democratic administration and it is mounting higher and higher and taller and tall- er and when we consider this promise in relation to present promises, we wonder whether they are going to do any better with respect to the fus " (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) e = Wite Shoots Hubby Because of Beating Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 3.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—Luther Wilson, col- ored, lies in the hospital tonight with a twenty-two caliber bullet wound in his breast, as the result of a quarrel with his wife. Mrs. Wilson is in custody and de- clares the shooting, admittedly done by her. was the result of cruel treat- ment of their 9-year-old babe, and of the assault upon her just prior to the shooting, when she was knocked down. After being assisted to her feet and to another room, she seized the weapon and after he had again thrown a sugar bowl at her, shot him. ; The couple came here from Kan- sas City in August, last. Wilson is expected to recover, Roosevelt, here tonight, in an ad- waves; the shadows of women, out- dows of Boyd and Adair and their upward, because President Wilson done; the shadows of lofty words shadows of the tortured dead.” vFun_;a‘l of North i Platte Police Chief North Platte, Neb., Nov. 3.—(Spe- cial.)—Funeral services for H. L. Baker, chief of the North Platte po- lice department, who was killed when he was struck by a locomotive in the Union Pacific yards here, were held from the Christian church this after- noon. Members of the local lodge of Odd Fellows, of which Chief Baker was a member, had charge of the funeral. Because of the death of Chief Baker, the foot ball game with Kearney High school, which was scheduled for the local gridiron this afternoon, was postponed. Willis Baker, son of the chief of police, is captain of the High school foot ball squad. Under the new arrangement of dates North Platte will play at Lexington on Mon- day and Kearney will play here Fri- day, November 10, Jones, night patrolman, chief of police in Chief Baker's place. e Italian Dirigible Bombards San Pietro Rome (Via Paris), Nov. 3.—An Ital- ian dirigible airship on the night of November 1, says an official state- ment, dropped seventeen bombs on fortifications and warships in the roadstead of San Pietro, in Sebenico bay. The dirigible returned without being hit in spite of an intense fire from the Austrian coast batteries, San Pictro is a town on the island of Brazza, the largest of the Dalma- tian islands in the Adriatic sea, about 110 miles southeast of Trieste, party for its failure to ‘reduce’ the |¥ |front Roumanian attacks w THE WEATHER FARR SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. AUSTRIANS LOSE 15,000 MEN IN NEWITALIAN RUSH One Regiment and Several Bat- talions Reported Annihi- lated on First Day of Movement, RUSS LOSE IN GALICIA Berlin Reports Seven Attempts to Retake Fort Near Lem- berg Are Defeated. BIG BATTLE IN ROUMANIA London, Nov. 3.—A Rome dispatch to the Wireless Press says the first day of the new Italian offensive cost the Austrians the loss of 15,000 men. One-third of them were made prison- ers, the dispatgh says. (The Italian war office reported that 4,731 prison= ers had been taken.) The Twenty~ first Austrian regiment and several battalions are said to have been an- nihilated, The weather is favorable and the battle against the heights east of Goriza and on the Carso continues fiercely, Austrian counter attacks are described as feeble, Russians Repulsed In Galicia. Berlin, Nov. J.—(By Wireless to Sayville‘S—Ru troops charged seven times yesterday in an attempt to recapture positions taken by Ger- mans on the Narayuvvka, southeast of Lemberg. They suffered excep- tionally severe losses, the war office. announced and gained no success, The statement follows: “The Russians suffered exceptional- ly severe losses during unsuccessful attempts sevén times repeated, to re- capture the positions stormed by us on October 30, west of Foly-Kasno+ lesne, on the left bank of the Narayuvvka. Roumania Reports Conflict. Bucharest, Nov. 3.—(Via London.) —The war office announced today that in_the fi(htin? along the Hun- garian-Roumanian fr manian forces had driven the :§ trians and Germans across the bori at Table Butzi, The Roumanians made an attack in Buzeu valley, occupying Mount Siriul and Taturumio. Berlin Slyvillej ~— Austro - German forces have penetrated further into R ia in the districts southwest The statement follows:. “On_ the southern Tranayl ulsed by our fire or in bayonet ng. Southwest of Predeal and s east of Rothenthurm pass we made an advance, pursuing the enemy and cap- turing more than 350 Roumanians. “Balkan front (Dobrudja and Mace~ donia), there were no events of im- portance.” National Bank s Resources Exceed Fourteen Billions Washington, national banks, condition on Septem- ber 12, the comptroller of the cur- rency announced today, $how total re= sources of $14,411,000,000, or $216,+ 000,000 greater than ever before in the nation’s history, This was an in- crease of $485,000,000 over June 30, last, and $2,144,000,000 over Septem- ber 2, 1915, The previous high water mark was on May 1, last, Total deposits amounted to $11,- 362,000,000, ' or $227,000,000 greater than ever before, The increase was $485,000,000 over June 30 and $2,133,- 000,000 over September 2, 1915, Deposits in central reserve bank cities from May 1, last, to September 12 showed a reduction of $218,000,000, while in other reserve cities there was an increase of $151,000,000, and in country banks an increase of $294,-' 000,000, “This,” says the comptrol- ler, “is indicative of the healthy, pro- gressive effect of the federal re- serve act in decentralizing and dis- tributing the money of the country.” Loans and discounts were 37,8.%; 000,000, the largest amount ever re- ported. Bryan Boosts Howard And Ignores Neville Benkelman, Neb,, Nov. 3.—(Spe- cial, Telegram.)—W. J. Bryan ad- dressed an audience of over 2,000 City officials have appointed John|® people tonight in the interest of the dry amendment and the re-election of President Wilson. It was the largest crowd ever seen here, people coming from a distance of forty miles to hear him, He spoke in favor of the elec- tion of Edgar Howard for lieutenant governor, he having been a resident of Benkelman in the early days; also Congressman Shallenberger, but he failed to even insinuate that Hitch~ cock or Neville existed. If You Believe In Preparedness you also believe in using Bee Want-Ads. They are the lit- tle safeguards of the busi- ness world that enable peo- ple to prepare against sud- den loss from vacant pml)- erty, from need of extra help and, from many other emer- gencies. Call Tyler 1000 to place your ads ontier the Rous Nov. 3—(By Wireless to Nov., 3.—Reports of -